GOROKA Lahanis fullback Charlie Oliver was named man of the match in a
nail-biting 16-14 win over an aggressive Simbu Lions in Goroka yesterday. Games running committee chairman Nathan Belbel Mote announced at the end of the game that Oliver was Lahanis’ K100 man of the match for his outstanding performance to save several tries. Oliver also scored a try towards the end of the first half to put Lahanis ahead 10-4 at the break. In the opening minutes of the game, centre Minaho Goso scored but Kevin Inagafa missed the conversion conversion for a 4-0 lead. The boys from Kundiawa town wasted no time in responding with a quick try to Enoch Sine to lock the scores at 4-4. Lahanis applied more pressure on Lions through their impressive pack led by Supa Kokote, Wesley Mohokule, Gonzella Urakusie and John Arme Gand. Their efforts paid off through a try to Oliver. The fullback stepped through past Lions defenders to score push his side out to a 10-4 lead. Lahanis Ken Kemutafe Junior was put through a hole by halfback Robin Soga to score the first points of the second stanza. Inagafa slotted the conversion for the Eatsern Highlanders to run out to a 16-4 lead. Lions French league export Kuni Minga crossed in the corner to get his side back in the game. Lions trailed 8-16. The Lions backs Saku More, Brian Gispe and Radley Brawa played strongly. But the visitors’ efforts were continuously thwarted by the Lahanis until the 76th minute when five-eighth Supa Takai burrowed his way over for a converted try to narrow the gap to 14-16. Lahanis stepped up their intensity through Oliver and Bernard Tatsim Jr and managed to keep the liuons at bay However, time became the Lion’s worst enemy as they failed to mount enough pressure on the Lahanis’ line. Lahanis coach Peter Warlock blamed poor refereeing for the narrow sore line. “Referees involved in this semi-professional game need to shape up and step up their performance,” Warlock said. “The referee in this game was inconsistent and was easily swayed by players and officials from both sides which just lowers the standard of the game.” Lions coach Hans Kaybing also expressed dissatisfaction over poor refereeing. “We trained hard all week to play this match, but this referee spoiled it for everyone,” Kaybing said. Comments are closed.
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